Furness Railway 115 class |
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Type and origin |
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Power type |
Steam |
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Designer |
David Rutherford |
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Builder |
Kitson and Company |
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Serial number |
5292–5296 |
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Build date |
1920-1921 |
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Total produced |
5 |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• Whyte |
4-6-4T |
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• UIC |
2′C2′ n2t |
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Gauge |
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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Driver dia. |
5 ft 8 in (1.727 m) |
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Trailing dia. |
3 ft 2 in (0.965 m) |
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Wheelbase |
40 ft 9 in (12.421 m) |
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Height |
13 ft 6 in (4.115 m) |
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Loco weight |
92.75 long tons (94.24 t) |
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Fuel type |
Coal |
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Water cap |
2,800 imp gal (13,000 l; 3,400 US gal) |
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Boiler pressure |
170 psi (1.17 MPa) |
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Cylinders |
Two, inside |
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Cylinder size |
19 1⁄2 in × 26 in (495 mm × 660 mm) |
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Valve gear |
Stephenson |
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Career |
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Operators |
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Class |
FR: 115 |
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Power class |
LMS: 3P |
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Numbers |
- FR: 115-119
- LMS: 11100–11104
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Withdrawn |
1934–1940 |
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Disposition |
All scrapped |
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The Furness Railway 115 class was a class of five 4-6-4 (or Baltic) tank locomotives of the Furness Railway. They were designed by David Rutherford[1] and built by Kitson and Company in 1920-1921. They were nicknamed "Jumbos" and the author Bob Rush gave them the unofficial classification N1. Their main duty was to haul express passenger trains between Carnforth and Whitehaven.[2]
They were the only Baltic tank locomotives in Britain with inside cylinders, and the only ones to lack a superheater.
Numbering
Table of locomotives
Date new |
FR number |
LMS number |
Date Withdrawn |
1920 |
115 |
11100 |
July 1935 |
1920 |
116 |
11101 |
July 1935 |
1920 |
117 |
11102 |
November 1934 |
1920 |
118 |
11103 |
1940 |
1921 |
119 |
11104 |
May 1935 |
References
- Baxter, Bertram (1984). Baxter, David, ed. British Locomotive Catalogue 1825–1923, Volume 4: Scottish and remaining English Companies in the LMS Group. Ashbourne, Derbyshire: Moorland Publishing Company.
- Casserley, H. C. & Johnston, Stuart W. (1974) [1966]. Locomotives at the Grouping 3: London, Midland and Scottish Railway. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0554-0.